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单词 indigent
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indigentadj.n.

/ˈɪndɪdʒənt/
Forms: Also Middle English indygent(e, 1500s indigente.
Etymology: < French indigent, < Latin indigēnt-em , present participle of indigēre to lack, want, < indu- (in- prefix2) + egēre to want.
A. adj.
1.
a. Lacking in what is requisite; falling short of the proper measure or standard; wanting, deficient. archaic. (In quot. 1596, said of the thing wanted.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]
evil971
lowc1175
poor?c1225
feeblec1275
vilea1300
petty1372
unthende1377
secondary1386
petitc1390
unmeeta1393
illa1400
commonc1400
coarse1424
indigent1426
unlikelyc1450
lesser1464
gross1474
naughty1526
inferior1531
reprobate?1545
slender1577
unlikely1578
puny1579
under1580
wooden1592
sordid1596
puisne1598
provant1601
subministrant1604
inferious1607
sublunary1624
indifferent1638
undermatched1642
unworthy1646
underly1648
turncoated1650
female1652
undergraduate1655
farandinical1675
baddishc1736
ungenerous1745
understrapping1762
tinnified1794
demi-semi1805
shabby1805
dicky1819
poor white1821
tin-pot1838
deterior1848
substandard1850
crumby1859
cheesy1863
po'1866
not-quite1867
rocky1873
mouldy1876
low-grade1878
sketchy1878
midget1879
junky1880
ullaged1892
abysmal1904
bodgie1905
junk1908
crap1936
ropy1941
bodger1945
two-star1951
tripey1955
manky1958
schlocky1960
cack1978
wank1991
bowf1994
the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped
barec1220
poora1250
leana1340
nakedc1380
indigent1426
wanting1592
slender1722
the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting
wanec825
thurfec1175
lacking1480
indigent1531
defect1543
awanting1583
missed1584
wanting1592
defective1603
wanted1619
half-baked1627
deficient1632
manqué1773
1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 6388 He ys so feble & indygent..That he knoweth her-off ryht nouht.
1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xxii. sig. Lv Whan they be done with suche moderation, that, nothing in the doinge may be sene superfluous or indigent..they be maturely done.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 40 Quhat ane way abundes with ws, another way inlakes with vs, and is indigent.
1678 R. Cudworth tr. St. Athanasius in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 537 The Divided Parts of the World, taken severally, are but indigent and imperfect things.
1748 T. Gray Ode in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems II. 265 How low, how indigent the proud, How little are the great!
1841 R. W. Emerson Method of Nature 7 Great men do not content us... There is somewhat indigent and tedious about them.
b. Destitute of, void of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something
nakedeOE
toomOE
windia1225
skerec1250
freea1325
expertc1374
unbeseen1390
vacanta1400
devoidc1400
indigent1490
waste1513
clear1569
divesta1679
viduate1692
innocent1706
divested1742
sincerea1754
virgin1889
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos 12 The sayd troians myserable semed..indygent of force.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 630 Indigent Off meit and drink, quhilk wes thair lyvis fude.
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §840 Such Bodies, as..haue the Tangible Parts Indigent of Moisture.
1663 A. Cowley Of Greatness in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 124 They abound with Slaves, but are indigent of Mony.
1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 115 Such things as are indigent of matter..degenerate from the perfection of their essence.
a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iii. 94 Nor indigent of songs, warbled from crowds In under-coverts.
c. In need of; requiring the aid of. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective]
needful1432
suffretous1481
needing1569
indigent1589
wantful1840
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. xii. 22 Misconceauing his diuine nature..Namely to make him ambitious of honour..and indigent of mans worships.
1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade Ded. sig. A ijv Indigent of Protectors for a Convoy.
1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 36 How do I see that our Sex is Naturally Indigent of Protection?
1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 81 Oh Albion..indigent Of nothing from without.
2. spec. Lacking the necessaries of life; in needy circumstances; characterized by poverty; poor, needy. Of persons, their condition, etc.
ΘΠ
the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor
havelessOE
unrichOE
waedlec1000
armOE
nakedOE
helplessc1175
wantsomec1175
poora1200
barec1220
needfula1225
misease?c1225
unwealya1300
needyc1325
feeblec1330
poorful1372
mischievousc1390
miseasedc1390
indigentc1400
meanc1400
naughtyc1400
succourless1412
unwealthyc1412
behove1413
misterousa1425
misterfulc1480
miserablec1485
beggarly1545
starved1563
threadbare1577
penurious1590
fortuneless1596
wealthless1605
wantful1607
necessitous1611
inopulent1613
titheless1615
egene1631
starveling1638
necessitated1646
inopious1656
parsimonious1782
unopulent1782
lacking1805
bushed1819
obolary1820
ill-to-do1853
down at heel1856
po'1866
needsome1870
down-at-heeled1884
rocky1921
c1400 Rom. Rose 5695 An usurer..Shal never for richesse riche bee, But evermore pore and indigent.
a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1059 Yfalle in indigent povert.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 431/2 To al Indygente he openyd the bosom of myserycorde.
1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monast. (1843) 104 Refresshing of poore indigent persons.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. i. 16 Indigent faint Soules, past corporall toyle. View more context for this quotation
1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 18 The Miners..being but people of the most indigent sort.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 177. ¶4 That which goes under the general Name of Charity..consists in relieving the Indigent.
1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) III. 30 Claude Le Fevre, a man of indigent circumstances.
1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 379 An almonry or alms-house for the reception of indigent children.
1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. 391 The indigent who could only expect relief through..changes in the distribution of property.
1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §5. 385 Each town and parish was held responsible for the relief of its indigent and disabled poor.
figurative.1663 A. Cowley Of Solitude in Ess. in Verse & Prose (1684) 92 The solitary Life will grow indigent, and be ready to starve without them [books].a1711 T. Ken Divine Love in Wks. (1838) 304 The utmost ardours of a penitential and indigent love.
B. n.
An indigent person; one poor and needy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person
poorc1225
poor man?c1225
beggar1340
goodlessa1350
poreleta1382
miserable1484
poor one1562
bankrupt?1563
indigent1563
poorling1581
poor snake1590
needling1608
desperviewa1640
have-nota1739
angishore1835
little worth1885
1563 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 115 Kirk landis, anis dedicat to..feble and waik indigentis.
1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber viii. 170 The Author of it was a desperate Indigent, that did it for Bread.
1747 J. Hervey Winter Piece in Medit. (1813) 369 The bitter winds plead for the poor indigents.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 6/2 Mr. Chamberlain..gratefully accepted the offer to provide accommodation for the indigents.
1905 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 5/1 The farmers submitted a lengthy list of subjects for redress, including..settlements for indigents, &c.
1922 W. S. Maugham On Chinese Screen viii. 37 He was a man whose purse was always open to the indigent.
1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 31 Oct. 1/5 The Legal Defense Panel administers the program of assistance to indigents who are criminal defendants.

Derivatives

ˈindigently adv. in an indigent or destitute manner (Webster, 1856).
ˈindigentness n. indigency (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
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